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The writer says that he will suggest the president to do the energy issues quietly first. He against that the president should take leadership on the problem. On the other hand, he thinks the govenment should study the issue quietly first and then tell other their plan to do with the problem. He illustrates that people do not like to hear bad news. If bad news are pubilsh to people, people will realize it is a horrendous problem and then the situation may getting worse.